Horse-collar



(No Model.)

P. R. TURNEAURE.

HORSE COLLAR. v No. 336,964. PaQtente-d Mar. 2, 1886 m'fizessea N. PETERS. Pho|0-L|lhogrAphen Washinglom 0.1:.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER R. TURNEAURE, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,964, dated March 2, 1886.

Application filed December 7, 1885. Serial No. 184,908. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER R. TURNEAURE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsin Collars for Horses and other Draft-Animals, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish a collar easily adapted to draft-animals necks different in size and thickness, and provided with an adjustable elastic collar-cap.

This invention consists in constructing a collar, the straps whereof are attached thereto by means of the same through-stitching that secures the body and rim of the collar together.

This invention further consists in constructing a flexible, adjustable, hollow collar'cap, to be used with the above-mentioned collar, the interior whereof is fortified by means of a flexible rubber collar-cap tree.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Fig. ure 1 represents a view of a horse-collar embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a view of a central vertical partial section of Fig. 2through the dotted line was. Figs. 3 and 4 represent parts of Figs. 1 and 2 in detail.

Similarletters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

A A represent, respectively, the body and rim of a horse-collar.

A represents a strong leather thong securing the collar-body and rim together.

A represents collar-straps secured to the collar by means of the same thong, A that holds the body A and rim A of the collar together.

B represents a collar-cap formed, preferably, of one piece of leather.

B represents a collar-cap strap securing the edges of the collar-cap B together, and also serving to exclude water and dirt from the interior thereof.

B represents stay-straps for securing the corners of the collar-cap B together.

0 represents a flexible rubber collar-cap tree, which serves to preserve the contour of the collar-cap B, and also to render the latter a flexible adjustable cushion for sustaining the weight of its collar and all other parts at tached thereto.

The dotted curved lines w 00 indicate the adaptability of the collar to horses necks of different shapes.

To increase or diminish the size of the collar, let out or take up the ends of the strap B.

I claim 1. In a horse-collar, aflexible rubber collarcap tree, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

' 2. The combination, with the flexible collar-cap tree B, of the flexible rubber collarcap tree 0, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the horse'collar composed of the parts A A A secured together by means of the thong A of the flexible collar-cap B, provided with the straps B B and the flexible collar-cap tree 0, substantially as described.

PETER R. TURNEAURE.

Witnesses:

B. F. Loos, L. L. MORRISON. 

